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Old 11-03-2003, 12:46 AM   #81
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Not in Valinor, not an isle, not an afforested area, not Tol Eressea. It did not exist after the First Age, but the time when it ceased to exist was before the breaking of Thangorodrim.
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Old 11-03-2003, 01:14 AM   #82
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I know this sounds curious but I have my reasons for asking...

Is this place in Beleriand?
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Old 11-11-2003, 07:39 PM   #83
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Old 11-20-2003, 07:35 PM   #84
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More than ten days since Gwaihir last posted...my turn!

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Old 11-21-2003, 09:21 AM   #85
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Old 11-21-2003, 09:32 AM   #86
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YAY!! Go Nilpaurion!!! We need more action on this thread!

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Old 11-22-2003, 06:16 AM   #87
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Is it an object? Yes!
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Old 11-22-2003, 07:39 AM   #88
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Old 11-22-2003, 04:44 PM   #89
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Old 11-23-2003, 06:09 PM   #90
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Is it a weapon? No.

Did it exist during WOTR? Yes.

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Old 11-23-2003, 08:17 PM   #91
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Old 11-23-2003, 11:24 PM   #92
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Was it made by an elf? No.
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Old 11-24-2003, 01:37 AM   #93
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was it owned by any of the nine walkers?

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Old 11-24-2003, 08:00 PM   #96
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Was it owned by any of the nine walkers? Afterwards, yes.

Did it exist before the third age? Yes.

Is it made by dwarves? No.

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Old 11-25-2003, 02:42 AM   #97
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Is it made of any kind of metal, or is there metal in it?
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Old 11-25-2003, 03:55 AM   #98
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Old 11-25-2003, 04:16 AM   #99
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Or if not that, the (original) Elendilmir?
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Old 11-25-2003, 06:10 AM   #100
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<---- Thinks Saucepans got it [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Cant be the Elendilmir, as it was made by an elf...
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For what it's worth, I think the Sceptre of Annúminas is more likely to be correct, but are you sure that the Elendilmir was made by an elf, Telchar (the first one - the second one certainly was). The most definite that I can find is "the white star of Elvish crystal upon a fillet of mithril*" with the * indicating an author's note: "For that metal was found in Númenor". The implication here seems to me to be that while the crystal was in origin Elvish, the item as a whole was put together in Númenor, and so presumably by men.

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Edit: I thought of an argument against the Elendilmir being made by men - Silmarien had it, which would make it nearly 6000 years old by the time of the War of the Ring, which might contradict the footnote in Appendix A of LotR: "[The Sceptre] of Annúminas was the silver rod of the Lords of Andúnië, and is now perhaps the most ancient work of Men's hands preserved in Middle-earth. It was already more than five thousand years old when Elrond surrendered it to Aragorn."

Is this the basis of your claim, Telchar? I would imagine that whoever wrote the footnote would have been aware that the original Elendilmir was still in existence and of its history (given the use of "already", the implication is that this is written some time after Elessar's succession, and so after Orthanc had been searched), but as it was not so prominent (we are told that Aragorn 'did not again emperil it', and wore it only on high-days), perhaps they could have overlooked it, or perhaps they did not know its exact history, or perhaps it was in fact unknown which of the two objects was older (and the footnote does say "perhaps")? Then again, perhaps the Elendilmir was made by elves, which would be a neater resolution of the problem. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Sorry for going so off-topic.

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Sorry for going so off-topic.
Apology accepted. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

But please do try to avoid lengthy analysis of the answers on the Quiz threads. Might be a good topic for the Books forum though. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 11-26-2003, 08:41 PM   #103
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Sauce...no, it was actually the pokie-stick of Andunië.

What the Angband...you're right! [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

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Old 12-03-2003, 04:20 PM   #104
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I am afraid that I overlooked this one. Thank you, Telchar, for reminding me. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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Come now, kitchen utensils are for wearing, not for guessing at. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Yes, "it" is (or was) alive, Nilpaurion. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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What? I never asked that?

Anywhen...is it Galdor? Was it from the First Age? [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
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Ahem! Apologies to you both, Nilpaurian and Theron. It was late and I was under the affluence of incohol! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

To recap:

Yes, "it" is (or was) alive, Theron.

No, "it" was not mortal, Alatariel.

No, not Galdor, Nilpaurion, but "it" was around in the First Age.

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Is this as good as outcohol? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Anywhen...is it Finrod Felagund? Or is "it" Noldor? [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
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Yes, he is male, Telchar. Thank you for allowing me to drop the "it". [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Nope, Nilpaurion, he's not of the Noldor.
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OK, that makes him Sindar, Vanyar, Teleri, Avari, or Ainur...

Is he Oromë, or is he an Ainu? [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
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